Chapter 155: Listen to His Arrangement

Mo Lie: "The Liuli Workshop was arranged yesterday."

His eyes were calm, and in a light tone he said, "If you want to go, I can take you there at any time."

Lin Manzhi nodded.

The three of them walked toward the Liuli Workshop, Xiong Kui, arms crossed, walking slowly behind them, but after only a few steps Mo Lie halted him, "Stay here and watch over Jia Jian."

Xiong Kui was stunned for a few seconds, unaccustomed to the leader not needing his protection.

He looked at the mysterious Mo Lie, then at Lin Manzhi standing beside him, and asked, "Oh, may I claim today's Agave Honey Water first?"

Usually the reward can only be claimed after dark, but Xiong Kui, from the moment he opens his eyes, thinks of the sweet taste of Agave Honey Water, guards all day, and only waits for night.

Now he realized that beside Lin Manzhi, Mo Lie's aura was not as icy as before, so he cleverly asked Lin Manzhi.

Lin Manzhi recalled that this was one of Xiong Kui's conditions for submission.

But, was this something Mo Lie had already discussed with him?

Lin Manzhi: "... I'll follow his arrangement."

The number of people under her command keeps growing; if she constantly changes Mo Lie's decisions, the leader's authority will be heavily discounted.

Everyone understands this: a team only needs one decision‑maker; if there are more, the group becomes hard to lead.

So, Lin Manzhi forced herself not to look at Xiong Kui's disappointed gaze; although it was only a small matter of changing the Agave Honey Water, she felt she should establish in Xiong Kui a sense that the leader's orders must be obeyed.

Moreover, it's not that she's not giving it, just a few hours late.

Xiong Kui hung his head, nodded, and stopped, no longer moving forward.

Mo Lie withdrew his gaze, chuckled low, "He does see clearly; I am willing to listen to you, Zhi Zhi."

Lin Manzhi blinked, "Eh? So my words are that powerful? Then... next time, would you like to try brushing honey water on the barbecue? Sweet mixed with salty grilled meat is really delicious."

Mo Lie: "..."

Sweet‑flavored grilled meat?

He hesitated, then couldn't refuse her, "... mm."

Lin Manzhi's eyes sparkled as she smiled, looking at him, "Next time I have seasoning, I'll make it for you to try; it won't be inedible."

Actually it's not a terrible dish; char siu and Cantonese‑style pork are dry, sweet, salty, fragrant, and delicious.

However, considering Mo Lie's bloodline seems not to like sugar, and she currently lacks seasoning, she can't recreate modern flavors, so she decides not to promote modern cuisine.

Lin Manzhi followed Mo Lie to the Liuli Workshop; the manager of Liuli was a person from Xicheng Qu, who, upon hearing Lin Manzhi's request for Liuli bottles, pounded his chest and said, "Five thousand of these small Liuli bottles can be ready for you within four days."

Now the craftsman's Beast Form in the Liuli Workshop belong to the sand scorpion race.

This sand scorpion group can forge Liuli, but at about one meter long they are short among Beast Forms, with mediocre strength and having lost the ancient ancestors' toxins, like a child guarding a lake in the desert, unable to protect themselves, making trade with cities beyond Kuangsha City difficult.

They ended up encountering Jia Jian, confined in an underground room, forging Liuli day and night, starving, thirsty, and without rest, comparable to Jia Jian's private slaves.

When the leader above suddenly changed, they were actually very happy; after all, now they receive ample food and water daily, have assigned rooms, only need to work eight hours a day, and they are content forging Liuli, with no desire to escape.

In Central City, after moving through two or three places, no one cared about leader Jia Jian; Lin Manzhi sighed, indeed one must win people's hearts.

Although they haven't been raised from childhood, gaining loyal subordinates is difficult, there are ways, such as increasing benefits; with Mo Lie's strength and benefits others can't provide, they believe they won't have to worry about these people being as fickle as windblown weeds.

……

Lin Manzhi, while waiting for the Fierce Sand Escort Bureau to bring back soil from outside, also had Hu Pan arrange the females seized by Jia Jian.

Because Hu Pan is Jia Jian's subordinate and is familiar with those females, they won't be as frightened.

Originally they were forcefully taken back by Jia Jian; with a new leader, precious pheromone‑bearing females are assumed to belong to the new leader.

The new leader is Mo Lie; he has no interest in the other females, not even a single question.

It wasn't until Hua Zheng finished handling the shift of power in Central City that he remembered the females locked in the courtyard; having followed the Young Master for a long time, he knew the response would definitely be "drive them out."

Out of compassion for the females, Hua Zheng thought and simply came to ask Lin Manzhi how to deal with them.

This time, with a shortage of people, Lin Manzhi sent Hu Pan to tally; like the previous Xiang Sa females, those who wish to return are let go, those willing to stay may stay, but she won't support them for free; if they stay, they must work to sustain themselves.

Among the twenty‑some females in Jia Jian's backyard, Hu Pan selected three pheromone‑bearing females and brought them over; Lin Manzhi assigned them to Huang Cai's side to sign contracts as apprentices, learning to refine potions with Huang Cai.

The three females, when they were young, were taken from their tribe, are very afraid of interacting with Beast Forms, and now can be in an all‑female environment.

Every day they have fresh meat, water, and refined potion that can be exchanged for five delicious Cherry Tomatoes; refining a hundred Cherry Tomato potions yields 1,000 Beast Coin; living conditions are far better than before, and they are delighted, planning to stay forever.

Consequently, although the three are inexperienced at refining potions, Lin Manzhi receives two thousand potions daily, which can fill 400 bottles.

This wonderful thing, whose effect matches the Spirit Core soothing elixir, of course Lin Manzhi first thought of Mo Lie.

In recent days, she has accumulated about 1,600 servings of Cherry Tomato potion; the fifty raw elixirs Su Li helped make last time are now gone, so she can use these as rewards in the warriors' barracks.

Unique elsewhere, this will surely win a wave of loyalty points from subordinates.

Carrying a sealed large ceramic jar, Lin Manzhi curled her mouth in a smile and cheerfully walked out; at this moment Mo Lie was in the council hall ahead, so she decided to go find him there.

Moving slowly through the shadows, Lin Manzhi often appears together with Mo Lie, and everyone clearly recognizes her status.

When Lin Manzhi appears, the Guard Squad stationed at the gate sees her and immediately steps forward: "Sir, are you looking for the leader? I will guide you."